How does using the STU-III save money?
Without secure communications, the only appropriate way to have a secure conversation with someone about matters that are classified or sensitive is to have a meeting. If the other person is in the same city as you, it may take you an hour’s driving time, find a parking place, and go in for your meeting. After the meeting it will take you another hour to get back to your office and back to work. If the other person is in another city, the travel time could amount to a day or two, plus you have the added expense of travel costs. If your time is worth anything to your organization, saving time is saving money. With the availability of the STU-III you may have your conversation with none of the associated travel costs of time or money. You may be able to avoid taking unnecessary business trips by accomplishing your business over the phone. From a personal standpoint this means you will not have to spend so much time away from your home and family. The cost of lost information: People talk
